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Francis Asherry Nelson 1824–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1824

Birth Location: Shelby, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 4 May 1897

Death Location: Shelby, Alabama, United States

Father: Elisha Jr

Mother: Jane (Nelson)

Spouse(s): Paralee Elliott

Children(s): John Nelson

Francis Asherry Nelson was born in 1824 in Shelby, Alabama, United States, the child of Elisha Nelson Jr And Jane Cynthenia Brasher Nelson. Francis Asherry Nelson married Paralee Elliott, and had children including John Andrew Jackson Nelson. Francis Asherry Nelson passed away in 1897 in Shelby, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Asherry Nelson was born in 1824 in Shelby, Alabama, United States, the child of Elisha Nelson Jr And Jane Cynthenia Brasher Nelson.
  • Francis Asherry Nelson married Paralee Elliott, and had children including John Andrew Jackson Nelson.
  • Francis Asherry Nelson passed away in 1897 in Shelby, Alabama, United States.

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Francis Nelson's Ancestors

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Francis Nelson
1824–1897
Birth Place: Shelby, Alabama, United States
Parents
Elisha Nelson Jr
1795–1865
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Jane (Cynthenia Brasher) (Nelson)
1795–1884
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Elisha (Nelson) Sr
1755–1829
South Carolina, United States
Henry (C.) Brasher
1771–1857
Greenville, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Nelson
1728–1795
Elizabeth Nolson
1730–
Thomas Jr.
1731–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Nelson
1705–1795
Bridget Flacke
1710–1779
Thomas seg
1701–1770
Sarah Custace?
1701–1744

Francis Nelson's Descendants

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Francis (Asherry) Nelson (25 December 1824–4 May 1897) m. Paralee Elliott (21 December 1823–6 November 1908)
  1. 1. John (Andrew Jackson) Nelson 1846–1916 m. Clara Nelson 1866–1927

Francis Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1824
25 December 1824
Birth of Francis Asherry Nelson in Shelby, Alabama, United States
Shelby, Alabama, United States
1897
4 May 1897
Age 73
Death of Francis Asherry Nelson in Shelby, Alabama, United States
Shelby, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1824
    Event Place: Shelby, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1897
    Event Place: Shelby, Alabama, United States

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